Tolleston High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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School JL 6 Find anything? What's tho joke??” 1 'Two Points A good tivo point subject SCHOOL LIFE School life ... . the days never to be forgotten. Exploring our minds, and turning back the pages of our lives, we recall the many exciting football games. Each autumn high school stu- dents are rewarded with this thrill-packed grid- iron sport. Of course, occupying our time all year round were the difficult and tedious studies. In the spring the lawn seemed to be more frequent- ly used for studying than our school library.

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 omeconnng Our Queen Hoi lime in Tolleston tonight Music filled the air” The first major activity of the Association was the Homecoming. The festivities began on Thursday. October 1. 1953, with a parade. It was “hot” in Tolleston that night because of the tremendous bonfire in the center of the baseball field. Almost everyone in Tolleston was there to see the great flames lap up the pile of wood with its fiery tongue like a huge, hungry dog. The highlight of the bonfire was when a Horace Mann football player was tossed into the flames by the cheerleaders and football players of Tolleston. while the crowd laughed, sang, and showed no mercy. A ''tea social for the Alumni was held in the school cafeteria prior to the game on October 2. 1953. After the game and concluding the festivities a dance was given by the Alumni Association at the Sportsmen Recreation Center. 5

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 Where is the game??' Time out from our academic subjects were sometimes spent in the gym. During the many leisure hours spent here our future stars were developed. Socially, we were offered the many varied school dances. These get-togethers ranged from semi formals to more casual blue-jean affairs. All year round troubles with our cars were taken to the so called, school mechanic. These events, joyous and sorrowful, were put together to make up our most cherished years .... our school life. Bookworms' Future Raiders' Dashing handsome Tod 7